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Revolutions for Fun and Profit!    by Ryan Shattuck
Price: Free! 39720 words. Published on July 27, 2010. .

Want to start a revolution but don’t know where to begin? This guidebook is for you! Inside, you will find answers to all your questions about revolutions, including: Is it okay for revolutionaries to wear white after Labor Day? Which was more dangerous: the French Revolution or the Dance Dance Revolution? All these questions - AND MORE - will be answered in this revolutionary guidebook!
The Ballad Of Charlemagne's Clerk    by Lee McAulay
Price: $0.99 USD. 7490 words. Published on April 14, 2011. .

Henri is clerk to Charlemagne the not-great-yet-but-soon-will-be. His job is to arrange the Emperor's coronation, but nothing seems to go to plan. Will he save the day? More importantly, will he save his head? A short story set in Mediaeval Europe, with a twist in the tail.
In All His Glory: A Novel of Ancient Egypt    by John Howard Reid
Price: $3.99 USD. 72270 words. Published on May 13, 2011. .

Lifted from the pages of The Book of Kings, the story of Jeroboam in Ancient Egypt is brought to life. With splendid detail, the reader is transported back to the days of the Pharaohs and submerged into the ordeals of a hostile desert land, as Jeroboam, an outcast from his own country, struggles to survive among Egyptian royalty. Reid has obviously done his homework. Details are full and vibrant.
Time Travel Adventures Of The 1800 Club, BOOK I    by Robert McAuley
Price: Free! 47830 words. Published on May 23, 2011. .

The 1800 Club is a 21st Century haven for people seeking to escape New York City's frantic pace. Dressed in clothes their ancestors might have worn during the 1800s, members enjoy foods of the period and read periodicals featuring news of a particular date in 1865. However, the 1800 Club also has an astounding secret; Time Travel. Members travel back in time to keep history on track.
Dust on His Soul    by Jason Blacker
Price: $2.99 USD. 136300 words. Published on May 24, 2011. .

Inspired by the life and times of Stephen Biko an apartheid activist arguably as important as Mandela. This novel is a fictional account of such a character. A story of sacrifice, suffering but ultimately redemption. Set in apartheid South Africa during the 1970s and 1980s, the dark days of South Africa's history also bred an incredible thirst for justice. A triumph of the human spirit.